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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1920
Page
1
Thousands of rioters clashed with police in Whitehall and Downing Street as a nationwide coal strike escalated. Red flags appeared, windows shattered, and injuries were reported while Scotland's railway workers prepared to join the walkout.
The Naval board of inquiry led by Secretary Daniels to investigate General Barnett over alleged indiscriminate killing of Haitians by Marines and to assess occupation criticisms was to begin early this week. Barnett explained his remark aimed at lawful process not promiscuity and said he is a soldier, not an author. Beginners dance every Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock at Dalton's Academy.
In Los Angeles on October 18 Judge Jackson granted Carmen Browder Selby a divorce from Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy. The judge warned the defendant may take another wife, noting the matrimonial pattern as he approved the decree.
George Stivers aged 21 and Marcus Bassett 25 escaped from Sing Sing prison Saturday night and rode in an ante room to free guards. They then seized a rifle and revolver, stole a car in Ossining, outran pursuers toward Danbury and into Connecticut, robbing two motorists for cash and clothing as they crossed the state line. The pair, who had 20 years and two years to serve, were last seen near Millerton, 65 miles from Sing Sing after a 250 mile escape route.
Harry M. Daugherty declared that the Republican party will win the northeast and west and break into the south. He spoke after touring the country with national leaders and returning from New York to Marion to confer with Senator Harding and George H. Clark. He forecast Ohio would go for Harding by a very late margin. He credited the dignified Harding campaign with shaping the results.
Columbus reports a 30 percent crime rise after 560 police court cases were disposed of in September, 208 for drunkenness. Drunk cases surged from 50 in 1919 to 208, while vagrancy climbed from 25 to 53. Gambling also up as prosperity abounds.
Patrolman Walter Preuhs is in critical condition in a Cleveland hospital after being shot multiple times by three suspects early today. He stopped the trio near his home, pursued them when they fled, and was hit in the abdomen as they opened fire after turning and firing.
Most offices at the courthouse will be closed all day Wednesday October 20 to enable staff to attend a hearing with Senator Harding at Jackson Ohio.
American author John Reed died in Moscow on Saturday from typhus. Reed was among the first Americans closely linked to the Lenin regime and had worked in Russia as a correspondent.
Police disclosed an alleged confession by Jack Merber to a million dollar merchandise swindle. Investigators expect a New York ring shipping goods to Chicago and other midwest department stores to unfold, with Merber claiming he acted as a western agent for the group. Goods were allegedly obtained by altering shipment tags.
In Chatham New Brunswick on October 18 a voter doubted a ballot count after a whiskey bottle was found in a ballot box. Officials resolved the "terrible mistake" by returning a quart of whiskey the man had dropped, mistaken for his vote.
A proclamation from the national wheat growers association urged all farm groups in the United States and Canada to suspend wheat deliveries at 9 a m on October 23 until the price of good wheat stabilizes at $3 per bushel at the terminal market. The $3 figure reflects production cost at a ten year average yield per acre.
Lancaster Ohio, Oct 16 William Acton 90 nearly died after upsetting a hive of bees. His daughter in law Mrs F M Acton and a hired man were severely injured trying to rescue him as the irate bees attacked.
The Marconi Wireless Company of Canada has purchased 23 acres about nine miles from Toronto as the first step in a planned chain of wireless stations to link Canada with England and encircle the British Empire.
Athens football squad arrived home from Toledo where they battled Waite high to a 0 0 tie. A large crowd greeted them at the station with band parade and cheers. The team stayed at Boody House and celebrated their strong showing Saturday night.
Incomplete returns from county election boards show about 7 200 precincts in Ohio for the November 2 election due to woman suffrage. Secretary of State Smiths office announced this morning as the result of the suffrage expansion.
In Cleveland on October 18, Mrs. Mary McNeil, 41, a widow, hanged herself in a wood shed after her son and daughter were arrested for unruly behavior. The body was found by neighbors when she failed to appear at home Sunday night. The children, a 21-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son, had been in custody Saturday. The husband had died years earlier, and she struggled to support the family.
In the absence of Mrs. Jennie Dell house mother at Lindley, Miss Irma Voigt dean of women at Ohio University serves as matron of the dormitory.
Marshall College lost to Ohio University in a Saturday football game. After the defeat, OU coeds under Beatrice Sawyer fed the Marshall players with sandwiches as guests of the women’s committee.
In New York a choir at Christ Church sang Work for the Night Is Coming when thieves broke into a side room and stole 47 items and five other valuables, dampening the church’s evening service.
London report says Michael FitzGerald, one of 11 Cork hunger strikers, died after 68 days. Relatives withheld news from Lord Mayor MacSwiney as his condition worsened with a cold and fatigue. Other prisoners accepted medical care as the fast continued.
Washington reports shipping experts say a prolonged British coal miners strike will severely disrupt world shipping and commerce. American shipping would feel less impact than others while the United States could gain ocean carrying trade as coal bunkering declines elsewhere.
Washington October 18 the supreme court refused to advance for early hearing the suit of Charles S Fairchild challenging the validity of the Federal Woman's Suffrage act. The decision leaves the challenge awaiting formal action in the docket.
The docket lists marriage licenses for Wendle Long from Columbus and Nellie Wend from Nelsonville, R. 8. Roberts of Amesville and Katie Schooler of Athens, plus Rev. C. L. Strecker performing ceremonies in Stone Fort Ill and Clara Mourn of Nelsonville. P. W. Helwig is justice of peace. Banns for Miss Mary Guy and Edward Byers, married Sept 24 1920 by Rev Eugene Owens of Buchtel, placed on record Monday.
The convocation of Columbus diocese will meet at the Church of the Good Shepherd on State and Carpenter streets this Friday. Ministers from across southern Ohio will attend a free-for-all conference on church work in general and the Hocking valley in particular.
Adoption of a new charter for organized baseball was decided upon at Chicago meeting of 11 major league clubs and National League president John Heydler. The action follows a conference in Chicago on October 18.
Washington reports the state department states negotiations between the United States and Japan over immigration and California anti Japanese legislation are continuing and have not been discontinued.
In Greencastle speech Senator Harding says he was informally approached by a French spokesman but not as an official France representative. President Wilson asks Harding for clarification via a White House letter, noting possible follow up if quotes are inaccurate.
Columbus, Oct. 18. New rulings by State Prohibition Director J A Shearer limit liquor purchase permits to 30 days from approval. The Treasury Department note also delays shipments. Distillers and bonded warehouses must obtain written approval from the federal prohibition director before shipping liquors other than alcohol.
Marion Ohio October statement announced by Senator Warren de Harding on Fant Wilson letter reading. Harding dismissed foreign origins as a factor in citizenship and urged unity amid controversy. Also notes a local Masonic meeting announcement and a church-related item.
The United States Public Health Service offers a free pamphlet on preventing colds. It notes the common cold causes illness, lost work time, and inefficiency, and urges readers to send a name and stamp to receive the paper. A return postage copy is sent with two cent stamps.
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